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This Week in Royal Jewels: March 16-22

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March 16-22, 2018
Royal visits and the wedding of a pretender’s son provided plenty of sparkle this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. The Duchess of Cambridge wore the Irish Guards Brooch with green amethyst and green tourmaline earrings to hand out shamrocks to the Irish Guards on St. Patrick’s Day. (More over here!)

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9. During an official visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday, Queen Rania of Jordan wore a pair of statement earrings in The Hague.

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8. Pearls, including square button earrings and a station-style necklace, were Crown Princess Masako of Japan’s choice to see her husband off as he departed for Brazil on March 16.

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7. On Wednesday, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg wore an ultra-modern suite of jewels for a visit to the Airbus A380 assembly site in Blagnac.

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6. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands chose pieces from her collection of citrine jewels to welcome the Jordanian royal couple to The Hague on Tuesday.

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5. The Duchess of Cornwall wore her spectacular turquoise and diamond drop earrings on Wednesday for The National Literacy Trust’s 25th anniversary at Plaisterers’ Hall; appropriately, her brooch is the badge of the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers.

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4. On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore one of Queen Victoria’s bow brooches to visit the Royal Academy of Arts in London and view an exhibit on the art collection of King Charles I.

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3. For Monday’s state dinner in Paris, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore diamond and emerald jewels, including Queen Astrid’s convertible choker necklace. (More over here!)

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2. A pair of Dutch royal jewels almost got my top vote of the week! For dinner with the Jordanian royals on Tuesday, Queen Maxima wore a new, pendant-less version of the Stuart Necklace, while Princess Beatrix wore part of the Borneo Diamond Suite as a necklace.

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1. But I couldn’t pass up a tiara! Alessandra de Osma, bride of Christian of Hanover, wore the family’s grand Hanoverian Floral Tiara for her religious wedding this weekend. (Much more over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: February 23-March 1

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February 23-March 1, 2018
Stunning earrings and unexpected brooches feature in this week’s royal jewel review. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Chanel star stud earrings were Queen Letizia of Spain’s accessory of choice for audiences at Zarzuela Palace on Tuesday.

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9. Last Thursday, Letizia wore her Gold and Roses Double Dagger Earrings for the opening of ARCO at Ifema in Madrid.
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8. Meghan Markle wore delicate jewels for her first Royal Foundation Forum on Wednesday, including hoop earrings, a bangle bracelet, and several rings. (More over here!)
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7. To help launch the Nursing Now campaign in London on Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge wore her favorite set of jewels in recent weeks: her diamond and tanzanite suite.
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6. Late last Thursday, the Duchess of Cornwall wore favorite pieces — a pearl choker with diamond claps and diamond and pearl earrings — for an education reception at Buckingham Palace.
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5. The Princess Royal wore one of her abstract gold brooches, a pair of bezel-set drop earrings, and a scarf pin for her visit to the Grenfell outerwear factory in London on Wednesday.
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4. The Duchess of Cambridge debuted a new pair of elaborate stud earrings at the Royal Foundation Forum on Wednesday. (More over here!)
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3. For Wednesday evening’s visit to the ‘Victorian Giants’ exhibition at National Portrait Gallery, Kate wore her pink tourmaline and green amethyst earrings from Kiki McDonough.
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2. Princess Muna, mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan, wore pearls and a pair of bejeweled insect brooches for a visit to to University Hospital Geneva as part of the Nursing Now campaign launch on Tuesday.
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1. Major diamond earrings from Graff and a sparkling diamond bracelet accompanied Princess Charlene of Monaco to Tuesday’s Laureus Awards in Monte Carlo. (See close-ups over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 26-February 1

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January 26 – February 1, 2018
Hang on to your tiaras — we’ve got an absolutely massive royal jewel roundup for you this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below…
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20. The Countess of Wessex wore stud earrings and her Hermes pendant necklace on Thursday at the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden in Kandy during the Wessexes’ official visit to Sri Lanka.

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19. To welcome the President of Germany to Amman on Sunday, Queen Rania of Jordan wore modern earrings (and a Meghan Markle-esque thumb ring!).
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18. Red and gold earrings provided a bit of color for Princess Margriet of the Netherlands as she attended the national commemoration of the 1953 Flood at the Flood Museum in Ouwerkerk on Thursday.
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17. In Stockholm, Crown Princess Victoria wore silver-toned modern jewels on Tuesday for a black-tie reception during the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit. (More over here!)
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16. On Wednesday, Victoria donned earrings and bracelets by Marianne Dulong as the Cambridge visit continued. (More here!)
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15. Queen Letizia of Spain wore sparkling earrings on Thursday for a forum at the Reina Sofia Museum.
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14. Letizia wore her mother-in-law’s lovely pearl drop earrings for the Foreign Ambassadors Reception on Wednesday.
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13. Infanta Elena wore gorgeous pearl drop earrings on Tuesday for the Golden Fleece celebration at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
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12. Diamond and pearl earrings were Princess Charlene’s choice for the annual Sainte Devote mass in Monaco. (More over here!)
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11. Queen Silvia wore pearls and her modern floral brooch to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the palace in Stockholm on Tuesday. (More here!)
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10. For Thursday evening’s reception at the palace in Oslo, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore gorgeous diamond floral and pearl drop earrings. (More here!)
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9. The Duchess of Cornwall wore her favorite diamond and pearl earrings with the Queen Mother’s rock crystal brooch for a visit to the Royal Academy of Dance on Thursday.
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8. Princess Astrid chose pearls and stacked bracelets for Thursday’s reception in Oslo. (More here!)
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7. The Duchess of Cambridge debuted a new pair of Robinson Pelham diamond earrings for a cultural reception in Sweden on Wednesday evening. (More here!)
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6. On Tuesday, Kate chose two pearl pieces from her late mother-in-law, Diana, Princess of Wales — earrings and a bracelet — for a black-tie reception in Stockholm. (More here!)
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5. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore the family’s impressive citrine drop earrings for the opening weekend of Leeuwarden, the European Capital of Culture, on Saturday.
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4. For Tuesday’s Golden Fleece ceremony at the Royal Palace, Queen Sofia of Spain wore her pearl necklace with the diamond and ruby pendant given to her by her late mother, Queen Friederike of the Hellenes.
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3. On Thursday evening, Queen Sonja of Norway wore pearls with the Drapers’ Company Brooch for the royal reception at the palace in Oslo. (Much more here!)
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2. Two diamond pieces on loan from Queen Elizabeth II — her diamond frame earrings and her wedding gift bracelet — were Kate’s accessories for the reception in Oslo on Thursday night. (More here!)
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1. My top vote of the week goes to a truly landmark moment: the Princess of Asturias received the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece on Tuesday from her father, King Felipe VI of Spain, on his 50th birthday. Leonor becomes only the second Spanish royal woman (after Queen Isabella II, who was painted wearing the Fleece necklet) ever to be made a member of the order; she also joins Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands as only the fourth living female member. The collar she received belonged to her great-grandfather, the Count of Barcelona.